Business briefs

DURHAM -- The Center for Family Business at the University of New Hampshire will launch its next Leadership Development Program Tuesday, Oct. 30.

The Leadership Development Program assists the next generation to assume greater leadership roles in their family businesses. Attendees develop confidence, plan for the future, learn to apply new management skills to company projects and build a peer network of support.

The eight-session program meets once a month for full-day work sessions. For additional information about the 2012-2013 program and dates of the work sessions, visit http://www.familybusiness.unh.edu/leadership.html.

For more information contact Barbara Draper at barbara.draper@unh.edu or (603) 862-1107.

GREENLAND -- Local food growers and producers of fruit, veggies, meat, fish, and other specialties food will benefit in attending a workshop intended for new and existing farmers, community members and anyone else interested in market diversification and options and innovative marketing strategies.

Speakers will cover the following topics: market strategies for direct sales and emerging market; branding; markets and consumers’ trends, preferences and characteristics; food safety, how fish and local woods fit into local market; putting the farm business on the digital map, and social media.

The workshop is offered by the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension and co-sponsored by the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA), USDA Farm Service Agency and the NH Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food. It will be held on Wednesday, October 31, 12:30 – 6:00 p.m., at the Portsmouth Country Club in Greenland. Early bird registration is $15.00.

For more information or to register, or to request special accommodations, contact Lynn Harrison at 603-679-5616 or e-mail Lynn.Harrison@UNH.edu or Nada Haddad . You can also visit the events calendar at extension.unh.edu.

CONCORD -- The Small Business Administration is offering free consultations on various days in November at the NH Secretary of State Corporate Division office, 25 Capitol Street – 3rd Floor, Concord.

No appointment is needed.

-- November 1, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

-- November 08, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

-- November 15, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

November 20, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

November 29, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Knowledge and planning are key ingredients in starting or growing a business and the SBA has resources available to help you. A Business Development Specialist from the U.S. Small Business Administration, NH District Office, will be available to meet one-on-one and provide business assistance to address your concerns, direct you to the appropriate resources and help get you started in the right direction.

For more information, please contact Miguel Moralez, Business Development Specialist/Veterans Business Development Officer, in SBA’s Concord, NH office at (603) 225-1601 or via email at miguel.moralez@sba.gov.

DURHAM – Compensation for employees of family businesses can often be one of the most sensitive and complex issues that owners must manage. The University of New Hampshire Center for Family Business will address this complex topic Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the business event “Let’s Talk Compensation in the Family Business.”

The program begins at 8:30 a.m. at Granite State College in Concord. Registration and coffee begins at 8 a.m. Lunch and networking will follow at noon.

Register by Wednesday, Nov. 7. The program is available to members of the Center for Family Business at no charge. Nonmembers will be charged a special one-time trial registration fee of $99 per person or $250 per family. To register or become a member of the UNH CEO Forum or Center for Family Business, call Barbara Draper at 603-862-1107, or e-mail barbara.draper@unh.edu.

PORTSMOUTH – Portsmouth Computer Group announced that Rich Werhun, Senior Sales Engineer of StorageCraft Technology Corporation, will demonstrate the latest technology for providing enterprise-level back-up, disaster recovery and uptime to small and medium-sized businesses at Portsmouth Computer Group’s Technology Series.

The seminar will be offered Thursday, November 15 from 8:00AM-9:15AM at PCG’s Technical Center, 30 Mirona Road Ext., Portsmouth, NH. Join us for breakfast! Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 13th to Janel at (603)431-4121 or Janel@pcgIT.com